K’otó
Common Manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita)
- The berries are a traditional food source. Both the flowers and berries are edible, and can be made into yoc’ím (manzanita drink).
Yoc’ím
Manzanita drink
Common Manzanita (photo by Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble, CC BY 2.0)
Common Manzanita flowers (photo by John Rusk, CC BY 2.0)
Common Manzanita berries (photo by John Doyen, CC BY-NC 3.0)
- The dried berries can be pounded and made into a manzanita flour or used for other purposes.
- The heartwood of k’otó can be used to make many different kinds of tools and tool handles, such as digging sticks, bows, spoons, and sickles.
Homodíbe mɨɨm? (Where is it?) You can find k’otó on Honpie and Koto Roads, near the water tanks, and in other places around the Rancheria.
Esak’ahá daak’ábe mi c’aykɨ́ɨ? (Do you want to know more?) This webpage is part of a larger initiative to share signage highlighting plants found around the Shingle Springs Rancheria and their Nisenan names.
Webpage last updated: 2025-07-15